In the Noh Drama the two principal characters are the shite and the waki. The waki is the audiences representitive on stage. He tells us who he is, where he is, why he is there and whom he is going to meet.

This paper is delivered as a personal anecdote of my own journey into the world of the oriental dance drama, the Noh theatre of Japan.

The Noh play is not structured on the premise of conflict, but rather on a sought for spiritual resolve. The masks are spirit beings, ghosts, and ancestors.